https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/325297/feed en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Brian Wong Brian Wong Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s partner has told a court she initially misled him about her former in-laws’ wealth before describing them as horrible and ungrateful after a bitter family dispute. Chris Tam Fong-chun’s testimony also shed light on his complex relationship with Choi and his former classmate Alex Kwong Kong-chi. The three remained connected through their four children, as Choi had two with each man. During the third week of Choi’s murder trial, Tam told the High... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371242/abby-chois-partner-tells-murder-trial-she-hid-ex-laws-financial-reliance-her?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371242/abby-chois-partner-tells-murder-trial-she-hid-ex-laws-financial-reliance-her?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:00:10 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung failed to repay a HK$250,000 loan from her partner’s father and asked for help in hiring lawyers after he was remanded in custody for allegedly killing the model three years ago, a court has heard. Tam Chak-kwan, founder of the popular restaurant chain TamJai Yunnan Mixian, testified in the High Court on Friday about his interactions with Kwong Kau in the year leading to the latter’s arrest for his suspected role in Choi’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371182/ex-father-law-failed-repay-hk250000-loan-abby-choi-murder-trial-hears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371182/ex-father-law-failed-repay-hk250000-loan-abby-choi-murder-trial-hears?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:40:16 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying An elderly woman who pasted materials containing pro-independence slogans and Hong Kong’s colonial-era flag outside her flat has been sentenced to three months in a maximum-security psychiatric institution for displaying seditious publications. West Kowloon Court ordered housewife Yang Chau-ki, 62, to undergo mandatory psychiatric treatment at the Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre on Friday. She was charged with knowingly displaying publications with seditious intent under Hong Kong’s Article 23... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371131/hong-kong-housewife-gets-3-months-psychiatric-institution-over-seditious-posters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371131/hong-kong-housewife-gets-3-months-psychiatric-institution-over-seditious-posters?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:32:05 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A 19-year-old teenager has admitted splashing corrosive liquid on a Singaporean tourist in Hong Kong last year, leaving her with second-degree burns. The High Court on Thursday heard the guilty plea from Anson Kew, who was 17 when he threw a corrosive solution at 36-year-old Jiang Wen, who was visiting the city, on June 9 last year. Jiang was getting into a vehicle in Wan Chai when Kew, dressed in black and wearing a mask, ambushed her. She screamed in pain and collapsed after feeling an intense... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371038/hong-kong-teenager-pleads-guilty-acid-attack-singaporean-tourist?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371038/hong-kong-teenager-pleads-guilty-acid-attack-singaporean-tourist?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:10:42 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The partner of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has denied seeking a sexual relationship with her ex-husband when they were young, saying he only remained in contact because their children shared the same mother. Testifying on Thursday, Chris Tam Fong-chun appeared surprised when a defence lawyer suggested he wanted a “romantic and sexual relationship” with Alex Kwong Kong-chi when they were studying at the same international school. “Definitely disagree,” Tam said after seeking... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370987/abby-chois-partner-tells-court-her-ex-father-law-helped-resolve-his-hk5m-debt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370987/abby-chois-partner-tells-court-her-ex-father-law-helped-resolve-his-hk5m-debt?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:46:57 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying An Indonesian domestic helper in Hong Kong has been remanded in custody after being charged with killing her 93-year-old employer at the weekend. Kharsina, 52, was brought to the Kwun Tong Court on Wednesday to face a count of murder. Police arrested her in the early hours of Monday after her 93-year-old employer was found unresponsive in her flat at Long Yiu House in Kai Tak’s Tak Long Estate on Sunday. Paramedics rushed the elderly woman to hospital after administering emergency treatment at... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370849/domestic-helper-charged-murdering-93-year-old-employer-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370849/domestic-helper-charged-murdering-93-year-old-employer-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:29:03 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The former mother-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung tried to prevent her family from reporting her disappearance to police by suggesting that they wait for her “kidnappers” to issue their demands, a court has heard. Choi’s partner, Chris Tam Fong-chun, told the High Court on Wednesday that Jenny Li Sui-heung had tried to paint the influencer’s disappearance as an abduction, saying he should delay calling police until after the perpetrators contacted him. “Li Sui-heung said... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370842/abby-chois-ex-mother-law-urged-delay-calling-police-until-ransom-kidnappers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370842/abby-chois-ex-mother-law-urged-delay-calling-police-until-ransom-kidnappers?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:55:59 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former assistant warden at a care home for people with intellectual disabilities to 13 years in prison for raping a female resident five times, with the judge condemning the assaults as “extremely despicable”. High Court Judge Douglas Yau Tak-hong on Wednesday sentenced Chung Pui-kei, 38, who was found guilty of five counts of raping the 23-year-old resident at Hong Chi Pinehill Integrated Vocational Training Centre Kwong Fuk Hostel in Tai Po. “The defendant’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370822/13-years-prison-former-care-home-warden-who-raped-intellectually-disabled-woman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370822/13-years-prison-former-care-home-warden-who-raped-intellectually-disabled-woman?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:11:44 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung called her a “birthing machine” and tried to assault her before he allegedly plotted with his two sons to kill her three years ago, a court has heard. Choi’s partner, Chris Tam Fong-chun, recounted on Tuesday a bitter argument between the influencer and her former in-laws in what he said was a watershed moment leading to a breakdown in the relationship in mid-2022. Choi was previously married to Alex Kwong Kong-chi, 31, who... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370772/slain-model-abby-choi-called-birthing-machine-ex-father-law-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370772/slain-model-abby-choi-called-birthing-machine-ex-father-law-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:17:35 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A former department head of Hong Kong’s fintech hub Cyberport has been granted bail after being charged with accepting bribes to help an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up secure HK$20 million (US$2.25 million) in funding from a government-subsidised programme. Alice So Nga-lai, 59, former head of entrepreneurship of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company, was accused of receiving advantages such as flight tickets, one handbag, two tote bags, one coin purse and a mobile phone between... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370695/ex-cyberport-department-head-5-others-charged-over-hk20-million-tech-subsidy-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370695/ex-cyberport-department-head-5-others-charged-over-hk20-million-tech-subsidy-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:28:39 +0000 Ambrose Li Ambrose Li A Hong Kong court has awarded more than HK$89,000 (US$11,340) to a worker at a dog shelter who was seriously injured in a canine attack, rejecting her employer’s argument that she was a volunteer. District Judge Harold Leong Kwok-on said on Monday that the employment relationship between Kelly Animals Shelter in Lau Fau Shan and the victim had been established despite no contract being signed, noting she was paid, allocated work by staff and did not manage the business or shoulder profits or... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370636/dog-shelter-worker-awarded-hk89000-over-canine-attack-despite-volunteer-claim?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370636/dog-shelter-worker-awarded-hk89000-over-canine-attack-despite-volunteer-claim?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:03:31 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has denied in court that she was repeatedly in debt because of gambling, calling her former son-in-law’s claim that he had financially supported her “a pack of lies”. Cheung Yin-fa accused Alex Kwong Kong-chi on Monday of acting unscrupulously by demanding the return of HK$150,000 in shopping expenses she owed him, while failing to repay any of the more than HK$70 million he had received from Choi for investment. Wrapping up her five-day... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370573/pack-lies-abby-chois-mother-rejects-claims-kwong-family-repaid-her-debts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370573/pack-lies-abby-chois-mother-rejects-claims-kwong-family-repaid-her-debts?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:27:34 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A bitter family dispute over the proposed sale of a HK$72 million flat allegedly led a retired police officer and his two sons to murder socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung three years ago, a Hong Kong court has heard. The trial over the 28-year-old model’s killing, which shocked Hong Kong and attracted international attention, started after a one-week delay caused by unresolved preliminary issues and jury selection. Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, told the High Court how her relationship with her... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370408/fortune-hk72m-flat-and-family-feud-inside-abby-choi-murder-trial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370408/fortune-hk72m-flat-and-family-feud-inside-abby-choi-murder-trial?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:00:08 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former university student to seven years in prison for raping and sexually targeting five women, with some of the crimes taking place at orientation camps. The 31-year-old defendant was sentenced on Friday at the High Court after a jury found him guilty of one count of rape, another of voyeurism and three counts of indecent assault. The five convictions concerned offences committed between January and August 2023. The defendant, identified only by his initials... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370307/former-university-student-jailed-7-years-rape-sexual-assault-5-women?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370307/former-university-student-jailed-7-years-rape-sexual-assault-5-women?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:02:14 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The murder trial of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has been delayed again while the court addresses legal issues raised by lawyers in the high-profile case. Deputy High Court Judge Brian Keith told the nine-member jury on Friday that the hearing would resume on Monday after the legal arguments concluded. Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, had been expected to face cross-examination by counsel for Choi’s ex-husband, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, on the fifth day of her testimony. He is standing trial... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370308/legal-arguments-delay-trial-over-murder-hong-kong-socialite-abby-choi-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370308/legal-arguments-delay-trial-over-murder-hong-kong-socialite-abby-choi-again?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:59:26 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow Hong Kong national security police have charged a man with publishing seditious material on social media, but only informed the press after the defendant appeared in court and declined to provide details of the alleged crime. The force’s National Security Department said on Friday it had charged a 52-year-old man for posting seditious material with the intent to provoke hatred towards the central authorities, the Hong Kong government and the judiciary. The defendant attended the first hearing on... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370273/hong-kong-national-security-police-charge-man-over-seditious-social-media-posts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370273/hong-kong-national-security-police-charge-man-over-seditious-social-media-posts?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:13:05 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has described her daughter’s former father-in-law as a “cunning old fox” who clung to her family’s fortune, dismissing his lawyer’s claim that he paid HK$30 million towards an upscale flat at the centre of a bitter dispute between the two families. Cheung Yin-fa told the High Court on Thursday that her daughter had given Kwong Kau a monthly allowance of HK$20,000 (US$2,548) and paid more than HK$200,000 towards his medical expenses when... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370164/abby-chois-ex-father-law-cunning-old-fox-who-clung-her-wealth-court-told?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370164/abby-chois-ex-father-law-cunning-old-fox-who-clung-her-wealth-court-told?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:29:53 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has told a court that her daughter’s former brother-in-law was a “bootlicker” who coaxed her into funding an egg waffle shop and hiring him as a driver months before her death. Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, said on Wednesday that Anthony Kwong Kong-kit had frequently sought financial support from her daughter before he allegedly joined his father and younger brother in a plot to murder her in February 2023. “It is during the time when we... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370076/abby-choi-gave-hk2m-waffle-shop-bootlicker-ex-brother-law-trial-told?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370076/abby-choi-gave-hk2m-waffle-shop-bootlicker-ex-brother-law-trial-told?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:55:15 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A former nursing student at a leading private hospital in Hong Kong has been jailed for two years and four months for stealing cash, credit cards and a phone from patients and colleagues, causing losses of at least HK$59,000 (US$7,517). Leung Ho-fung, 29, was sentenced at the District Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to 11 counts of theft. He admitted stealing an iPhone, HK$6,500 in cash and nine credit cards from four patients and four colleagues at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369996/former-nursing-student-jailed-stealing-hospital-patients-and-colleagues?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369996/former-nursing-student-jailed-stealing-hospital-patients-and-colleagues?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:03:01 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A construction worker has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a man who confronted him about smoking while they were waiting for a lift at a private housing estate in Hong Kong. A High Court jury on Tuesday found Tam Yun-chiu, 52, guilty of killing Ho Lok-man after hearing that he repeatedly punched the victim in the face, knocked him to the ground and kicked his head on the podium floor of Amoy Gardens in Kowloon Bay on September 19, 2023. Ho, a 48-year-old bus driver, became... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369928/construction-worker-jailed-life-killing-bus-driver-after-smoking-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369928/construction-worker-jailed-life-killing-bus-driver-after-smoking-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:08:12 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung called her former father-in-law an “old crook” as she accused her ex-relatives of turning her children against her when she tried sell a HK$72 million (US$9.17 million) flat, a court has heard. Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, on Tuesday said her daughter had become hostile towards her former parents-in-law, Kwong Kau and Jenny Li Sui-heung, in the months before the influencer’s death in February 2023. Cheung wept in the witness box as she watched footage of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369905/court-hears-laws-tried-turn-children-against-abby-choi-over-hk72m-flat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369905/court-hears-laws-tried-turn-children-against-abby-choi-over-hk72m-flat?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:59:19 +0000 Cliff Buddle Cliff Buddle The hotly contested court battle over government plans to build 12,000 public flats on Hong Kong’s oldest golf course has played its final round. The government decided not to appeal against a ruling that held its approval of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the project to be unlawful. This is better than pursuing a further attempt to persuade the courts to uphold a fatally flawed process. Now, a broader review of the plans can be undertaken in light of the Court of Appeal’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3369682/hong-kong-must-scrap-housing-plan-and-preserve-golf-course?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3369682/hong-kong-must-scrap-housing-plan-and-preserve-golf-course?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:30:05 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has accused her former in-laws of living off her family’s wealth, stating that her daughter never intended to gift them a HK$72 million (US$9.2 million) flat she had bought for her children. Cheung Yin-fa on Monday recounted how her family maintained an amicable relationship with her former son-in-law, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, and his family after he and her daughter separated in 2015, only for the relationship to break down over the sale of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369772/abby-chois-mother-tells-court-former-laws-lived-socialites-family-wealth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369772/abby-chois-mother-tells-court-former-laws-lived-socialites-family-wealth?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:57:23 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung died of head injuries after being hit with a hammer during a car journey she believed was to pick up her daughter from school, a court has heard. Prosecutors on Friday detailed how three of Choi’s former relatives rented a remote village house and went shopping to acquire items they needed before allegedly killing the 28-year-old and disposing of her body on February 21, 2023. Choi’s ex-husband Alex Kwong Kong-chi, 31, his father Kwong Kau, 68, and elder... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369542/abby-choi-struck-hammer-during-fake-car-trip-fetch-daughter-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369542/abby-choi-struck-hammer-during-fake-car-trip-fetch-daughter-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:35:46 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow Pansy Ho Chiu-king, daughter of the late Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho Hung-sun, has won a lawsuit to permanently bar a woman from contacting her after the defendant repeatedly harassed her and her companies with emails and hand-delivered letters containing false allegations. The defendant was also ordered to pay Ho HK$1.8 million (US$229,000) in compensation for damages. A judgment handed down by the High Court on Wednesday revealed that Ho, chairwoman and executive director of MGM China... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369365/hong-kongs-pansy-ho-wins-permanent-injunction-against-woman-who-harassed-her?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369365/hong-kongs-pansy-ho-wins-permanent-injunction-against-woman-who-harassed-her?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:49:19 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s former father-in-law enlisted his two sons to help him murder the 28-year-old and dispose of her dismembered body after he became “extremely resentful and angry” over her insistence on selling a HK$72 million (US$9.2 million) flat where he was living, a court has heard. The prosecution on Wednesday began delivering its opening statement in what is expected to be an eight-week High Court trial over the influencer’s murder and the illegal disposal of her... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369340/laws-anger-over-hk72-million-flat-sale-drove-murder-abby-choi-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369340/laws-anger-over-hk72-million-flat-sale-drove-murder-abby-choi-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:28:22 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Hong Kong authorities approved only two legal aid applications for judicial review challenges against government policies and decisions last year, the fewest in the past decade, although its director has dismissed claims of tightened scrutiny or diminished access to justice. The Legal Aid Department received 110 applications concerning judicial reviews of government policies and related organisations’ decisions last year, an almost 60 per cent drop from 2016, its annual reports show. The... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369239/legal-aid-chief-denies-stricter-vetting-aid-policy-challenges-hits-decade-low?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369239/legal-aid-chief-denies-stricter-vetting-aid-policy-challenges-hits-decade-low?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:05:18 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow Hong Kong’s High Court has sentenced a man with a triad background to three years and two months in prison after he attacked an associate with a hammer, leaving the victim bleeding on the street before he died of an overdose hours later. The court heard on Tuesday that Mo Tai-fung, 42, was initially charged with murdering the 33-year-old, having struck him on the head 11 times at about 2am on July 28, 2024, outside a building on Pilkem Street in Yau Ma Tei. Prosecutors amended the charge at an... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369185/hong-kong-man-jailed-3-years-hammer-attack-associate-who-later-died?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369185/hong-kong-man-jailed-3-years-hammer-attack-associate-who-later-died?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:19:47 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong man who allegedly installed pinhole cameras in changing rooms at a branch of a popular gym chain has been released on bail pending further police investigation to identify potential victims. Construction site foreman Fung Kwok-wang, 34, was not required to answer a count of voyeurism during his first appearance at Sha Tin Court on Tuesday, as prosecutors sought an eight-week adjournment for further police inquiries. Acting Principal Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong granted the defendant... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369143/man-who-allegedly-hid-3-pinhole-cameras-hong-kong-gym-changing-rooms-out-bail?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369143/man-who-allegedly-hid-3-pinhole-cameras-hong-kong-gym-changing-rooms-out-bail?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:26:53 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Hong Kong authorities have launched a one-month consultation on proposed reforms of arbitration laws, as part of efforts to enhance the city’s competitiveness as an international dispute resolution hub and advance an objective laid out in its first local five-year plan. The Department of Justice said on Monday that the one-month stakeholder consultation on amendments to the Arbitration Ordinance, which governs the use of the alternative dispute resolution mechanism, would cover four key areas to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369093/hong-kong-launches-one-month-consultation-arbitration-law-reforms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369093/hong-kong-launches-one-month-consultation-arbitration-law-reforms?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:40:14 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow Hong Kong businessman Jason Poon Chuk-hung and his wife have been granted bail after facing charges for allegedly defrauding a government financing scheme for businesses out of HK$6 million (US$765,000) during the Covid-19 pandemic. Construction businessman Poon, 56, and his wife, Carrie Chu Shu-fong, 54, were told at Kowloon City Court on Monday that proceedings for their fraud and money laundering charges would be transferred to the District Court, where the maximum sentence for any number of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369025/businessman-jason-poon-wife-granted-bail-over-alleged-hk6-million-loan-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369025/businessman-jason-poon-wife-granted-bail-over-alleged-hk6-million-loan-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:06:45 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The High Court has discharged a recently empanelled jury from the murder trial of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s former relatives after one member asked to be excused for health reasons, leading to a delay in proceedings. Deputy Judge Brian Keith informed the seven men and two women on Monday that he had accepted the unidentified member’s request and decided that a new panel had to be formed to ensure the jury selection complied with legal precedent. A new jury will be empanelled... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369002/high-court-discharges-jury-abby-choi-murder-trial-over-sick-juror-causing-delay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369002/high-court-discharges-jury-abby-choi-murder-trial-over-sick-juror-causing-delay?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:48:39 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A Hong Kong teacher clinically evaluated as a paedophile has been jailed for three years for molesting a primary school pupil and taking intimate pictures of the child and another boy during volunteer tutoring. Deputy District Judge Ko Wai-hung on Friday sentenced the 31-year-old, who earlier admitted to sexually abusing a student in his Yuen Long flat between January 2022 and July 2024. The pupil was aged nine when the first assault took place. The defendant, a maths teacher who was identified... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368841/hong-kong-teacher-jailed-3-years-molesting-pupil-during-free-tutoring?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368841/hong-kong-teacher-jailed-3-years-molesting-pupil-during-free-tutoring?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:48:55 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma An intergovernmental mediation body headquartered in Hong Kong is poised to play an important role in resolving cross-border disputes within the Greater Bay Area, as well as multinational disagreements tied to countries in the Belt and Road Initiative, former and incumbent justice ministers have said. The secretary general of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed), Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, highlighted the organisation’s role in handling disputes within the bay area at a forum... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368714/hong-kongs-iomed-poised-play-key-role-resolving-greater-bay-area-disputes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368714/hong-kongs-iomed-poised-play-key-role-resolving-greater-bay-area-disputes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:44:27 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s former husband and brother-in-law have pleaded guilty to illegally disposing of her dismembered body, but will still stand trial alongside their father on murder charges as prosecutors prepare to open their case on Monday. The pleas on the two charges were revealed on Thursday after the High Court empanelled a nine-member jury for the high-profile trial, which is expected to last about eight weeks. The seven men and two women will hear evidence and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368703/hong-kong-model-abby-chois-former-relatives-admit-body-disposal-deny-murder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368703/hong-kong-model-abby-chois-former-relatives-admit-body-disposal-deny-murder?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:15:26 +0000 Vivian Au Vivian Au Plans to build 12,000 public flats on part of Hong Kong’s oldest golf course have been thrown into serious doubt after the government chose not to appeal a court’s decision to uphold a ruling revoking the project’s environmental approval. Authorities said on Thursday that they had decided against appealing after “holistically” considering legal advice following the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the overturning of conditional approval for the construction of 12,000 flats on part of the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368668/hong-kong-authorities-wont-appeal-court-halt-12000-flat-project-golf-course?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368668/hong-kong-authorities-wont-appeal-court-halt-12000-flat-project-golf-course?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:16:19 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Former Hong Kong television actress Leila Tong Ning has been sued for allegedly breaching her management contract by abandoning her professional duties while suffering from depression and dyeing her hair without her agency’s consent. The High Court writ, filed by agency Tenjinmura Ongaku Limited, also accuses the 44-year-old former Television Broadcasts (TVB) artist of “coercive conduct” and accepting commercial engagements without the company’s approval after their relationship broke down in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368644/actress-leila-tong-sued-over-alleged-contract-breach-and-manipulative-conduct?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368644/actress-leila-tong-sued-over-alleged-contract-breach-and-manipulative-conduct?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:59:21 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Hong Kong’s Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) is considering an appeal against the non-custodial sentence of an engineer held liable for faulty lift installation work at Queen Mary Hospital’s new clinical block. The department said on Thursday it was seeking legal advice on whether to apply for a review of lift engineer Law Wing-chai’s sentence after he was deemed responsible for issuing false safety certifications and failing to spot problems that led to malfunctions. Its... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368611/authorities-may-appeal-engineers-non-custodial-sentence-queen-mary-hospital-lift-case?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368611/authorities-may-appeal-engineers-non-custodial-sentence-queen-mary-hospital-lift-case?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:13:22 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong man has admitted repeatedly raping his daughter over six years, using threats and promises to ensure her cooperation. The defendant, identified in court only by his initials, FKY, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 14 counts of rape for the persistent sexual abuse of his daughter between December 2015 and November 2021, when she was aged six to 11. But the High Court heard that the actual number of offences could be much higher. The girl said she was raped almost weekly after the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368486/hong-kong-father-admits-repeatedly-raping-daughter-over-6-year-period?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368486/hong-kong-father-admits-repeatedly-raping-daughter-over-6-year-period?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:32:56 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A Hong Kong-registered lift engineer held liable for faulty installation work at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block has been sentenced to 160 hours of community service after being convicted of submitting misleading documents and improperly issuing safety certificates. Eastern Court sentenced Law Wing-chai, 54, on Wednesday for two summary offences under the Lifts and Escalators Ordinance. The sentence came a month after authorities revealed that 24 of the 28 lifts in the new block of Hong Kong... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368479/engineer-gets-160-hours-community-service-over-queen-mary-hospital-lift-defects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368479/engineer-gets-160-hours-community-service-over-queen-mary-hospital-lift-defects?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:37:40 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A coach accused of slapping an eight-year-old boy and ordering him to stand under the hot sun during a training camp in Hong Kong has been spared from criminal prosecution after she agreed to a three-year good behaviour bond. Chief Magistrate Victor So Wai-tak on Wednesday imposed the bond on Zhao Yiqun, 51, who faced two child abuse charges after she was alleged to have mistreated the boy during a training programme at the Jockey Club Ming Fai Camp, located on Cheung Chau island, on August 8,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368462/coach-who-slapped-boy-8-hong-kong-training-camp-spared-criminal-charges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368462/coach-who-slapped-boy-8-hong-kong-training-camp-spared-criminal-charges?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:13:06 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A former acting chief editor of the now-defunct Stand News was fulfilling his duty to publish articles and had no intent to undermine national security in Hong Kong, his lawyer has said while appealing his conviction for sedition. A panel of High Court justices pointed out on Tuesday that the presiding trial judge had ruled Patrick Lam Shiu-tung’s decision to run material containing false information from interviewees had the seditious effect of inciting hatred against authorities. They noted... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368395/stand-news-editor-had-no-intention-harming-national-security-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368395/stand-news-editor-had-no-intention-harming-national-security-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:02:13 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong man suffering from a severe mental illness has been sentenced to an indefinite period in a psychiatric hospital for stabbing two women to death in a frenzied knife attack at a shopping centre three years ago. The High Court on Tuesday ordered former warehouse worker Szeto Sing-kwong to receive mandatory psychiatric treatment and supervision at the Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre in Tuen Mun, noting that he continued to display limited insight into his mental condition after killing two... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368349/indefinite-time-psychiatric-ward-hong-kong-man-who-fatally-stabbed-2-mall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368349/indefinite-time-psychiatric-ward-hong-kong-man-who-fatally-stabbed-2-mall?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:51:41 +0000 Ng Kang-chung Ng Kang-chung The professional body for Hong Kong barristers has dismissed as “premature and largely academic” calls by solicitors for legal changes so fellow lawyers can gain recognition as senior counsel and rights to represent clients in higher-level courts. The Law Society, the governing body for the city’s solicitors, is calling for the higher status for its members as lawmakers scrutinise the latest round of omnibus legislative updates in Hong Kong. But the Bar Association, the body for barristers,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368150/barristers-dismiss-calls-solicitors-gain-senior-counsel-status-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368150/barristers-dismiss-calls-solicitors-gain-senior-counsel-status-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:00:13 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Hong Kong prosecutors are set to open the murder trial of three former relatives of slain socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung later this week, three years after her killing shocked the city and drew international attention. The High Court will hold the first trial hearing on Monday for parties to sort out preliminary issues. Jury selection is expected to take place later in the week before the prosecution delivers its opening statement. The 28-year-old influencer’s death came to light in February 2023,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368129/murder-trial-slain-hong-kong-socialite-abby-chois-former-relatives-begin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368129/murder-trial-slain-hong-kong-socialite-abby-chois-former-relatives-begin?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:00:09 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Three repeat offenders have been sentenced to up to two years and two months behind bars for stealing 83 Jellycat and Labubu plushies worth a total of HK$115,200 (US$14,770) from a Hong Kong shopping centre last year. The District Court heard on Friday that the three men had stolen the popular merchandise from two claw machine shops at Kwai Chung Plaza on the instructions of other suspects who remain at large. A waiter, Tang Lik-ming, 35, and a wood painter, Wong Wai-chun, 36, pleaded guilty to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368039/3-jellycat-labubu-plushie-thieves-jailed-2-years-and-2-months?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368039/3-jellycat-labubu-plushie-thieves-jailed-2-years-and-2-months?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:03:27 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A Hong Kong IT analyst has been remanded in custody after being charged with killing his wife in a flat at a private residential estate two days ago. Wong Chi-kwong, 51, was brought to Eastern Court for the first time on Friday to face a count of murder. Police arrested him on Wednesday after his wife, 53-year-old Wong Yuk-ting, was found dead in a flat in block 2 of Heng Fa Chuen estate in Chai Wan. The defendant appeared composed in the dock when the murder charge against him was read out. He... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367956/hong-kong-it-analyst-charged-murdering-wife-their-flat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367956/hong-kong-it-analyst-charged-murdering-wife-their-flat?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:15:07 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Hong Kong authorities have hit out at a US congressional commission for colluding with “anti-China politicians” to hold a hearing on jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and introducing a bill to “intimidate” local national security officials with sanctions. The government issued the condemnation on Thursday night after the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) held a hearing the previous day on Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper. During the hearing,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3367906/hong-kong-hits-out-us-panel-over-jimmy-lai-hearing-and-sanctions-bill?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3367906/hong-kong-hits-out-us-panel-over-jimmy-lai-hearing-and-sanctions-bill?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:59:15 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A main contractor and two subcontractors have been fined more than HK$900,000 each for their role in the death of a 38-year-old worker who was electrocuted while handling wiring for solar panels during wet weather at the Hong Kong Science Park three years ago. Magistrate Jeffrey Sze Cho-yiu said China Power International Development, the main contractor for solar panel installation works at the park, had not conducted any on-site supervision “in the slightest”. The project involved three... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367889/3-firms-fined-over-hk900000-each-role-apprentice-electricians-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367889/3-firms-fined-over-hk900000-each-role-apprentice-electricians-death?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:16:56 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to 22 months behind bars for driving dangerously and causing a 19-year-old student’s death at a pedestrian crossing two years ago. The District Court on Thursday also disqualified Ernest Au Yeung Shiu-hong from driving for five years and criticised his “extremely dangerous and irresponsible” attitude that led to Lisa Pun’s death on November 7, 2024. Au Yeung, an NGO event organiser, drove his Tesla Model Y past a box junction on On Lok Road in Yuen Long at... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367834/22-months-jail-hong-kong-driver-who-fatally-struck-student-traffic-junction?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367834/22-months-jail-hong-kong-driver-who-fatally-struck-student-traffic-junction?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:41:16 +0000